News Tracker

Fri, 01 July 2022

  • 2:37 pm Senator Johnson Sakaja says he has been asked to step down from the Nairobi gubernatorial race or face consequences, adds he will not cede grounds.
  • 2:11 pm Raila Odinga castigates DP William Ruto over what he says is lack of commitment to fight corruption, says he has no plan to address it since he is a beneficiary.
  • 1:15 pm High Court tells IEBC not to strike off Johnson Sakaja's name from the list of cleared candidates until the case is heard and determined, allows ballot papers printing to proceed.
  • 1:01 pm Raila Odinga's presidential campaign spokesman, Makau Mutua, says DP William Ruto's manifesto is not honest as it does not detail how he will address corruption.
  • 12:42 pm Nairobi Senator, Johnson Sakaja, says he did not finish his Acturial Science degree at the University of Nairobi because he did not have the requisite school fees.
  • 12:03 pm Mathira MP, Rigathi Gachagua, accuses President Uhuru Kenyatta of taking away money allocated to criminal intelligence and using it to fund Raila Odinga's campaigns.
  • 11:32 am Dennis Onsarigo, Raila Odinga's presidential campaign secretariat Communications Director, says DP William Ruto's manifesto was punctuated by empty promises and slogans.
  • 10:24 am High Court dismisses Jimi Wanjigi’s petition seeking to be included on the ballot as a presidential candidate, says it lacks merit.
  • 10:02 am DP William Ruto says his government will end the KEMSA monopoly by revitalizing the health sector to make it more competitive and affordable.
  • 9:22 am Roots Party presidential candidate, George Luchiri Wajackoyah, says 'Tingiza Mti' slogan means shaking away all negativities affecting Kenyans. 
  • 9:07 am DP William Ruto promises to adopt Public Private Partnership in a bid to construct at least 250,000 affordable houses a year.
  • 8:45 am US President Joe Biden calls for free, fair and transparent polls in August, adds that his government will continue working closely with Kenya.
  • 8:15 am Lawyer Danstan Omari says Kenya Kwanza’s agenda is a reaction towards President Uhuru Kenyatta, adds that DP William Ruto's manifesto is not out of the ordinary.
  • 7:39 am Machakos gubernatorial candidate, Nzioka Waita, accuses DP William Ruto of copy-pasting President Uhuru Kenyatta's Big Four Agenda.
  • 7:13 am DP William Ruto promises to spend Ksh1 trillion over the next five years to ensure all his projects are realised.
  • 6:50 am Roots Party presidential candidate, George Wajackoyah, says the country's economy will be stabilised if Kenyans adopt unorthodox practices such as snake farming.

Thu, 30 June 2022

  • 7:59 pm Police spokesperson Bruno Shioso says a junior police officer who tear-gassed Martha Karua’s function at Gusii Stadium has been arrested and is currently being questioned. 
  • 7:24 pm Roots presidential candidate George Wajackoyah currently launching his manifesto in an event laden with heavy reggae music. His running mate Justina Wamae and CS nominee in the Ministry of Herb Gwada Ogot are present. 
  • 6:42 pm Police launch investigations after a teargas canister was discharged at Martha Karua's rally in Kisii county.
  • 6:00 pm Embakasi North ODM parliamentary candidate Jane Muringi dismisses reports that she has withdrawn from race in favour of Jubilee's Harrison Wangoro.
  • 5:30 pm Azimio presidential running mate Martha Karua whisked from the podium after chaos erupted during a campaign rally in Kisii county.
  • 4:35 pm Commission for University Education - CUE revokes Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Johnson Sakaja’s degree .
  • 3:21 pm Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Polycarp Igathe promises free lunch to pupils in the city county if elected governor on August 9.
  • 2:24 pm  Pre-election Assessment Mission led by former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan discusses state of poll preparedness with IEBC chairman Wafula Chebukati.
  • 1:54 pm Chama cha Kazi party leader Moses Kuria projects that DP William Ruto will beat Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga by 4 million votes.
  • 1:13 pm KNCHR says it is investigating 47 cases of politicians using public resources to campaign ahead of the polls.
  • 12:26 pm Agano presidential candidate David Mwaure pledges to introduce mandatory toxicity and mental aptitude tests for all Kenyans aspiring for office should he win State House race.
  • 12:00 pm Raila Odinga's presidential spokesman Prof Makau Mutua resigns as chairman of the Kenya Human Rights Commission.
  • 11:23 am Police warn Kenyans sharing viral video of a child endorsing Roots party presidential candidate Prof George Wajackoyah.
  • 10:55 am Agano presidential candidate David Mwaure to address the media on his manifesto today from 11am.